2022-05-31-accounts - The Douglas Music Society

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Internationally respected pianist,

PDML Season 2022-23

2022 Autumn Series September to December Saturday September 24[th] Leyland Brass Band in

“The Roaring Twenties”

inxluding Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ with David

Daniels, piano Saturday October 8[th] Nathan Meltzer violin & Yannick Rafalimanana, piano Julliard protégé and

recording artist

We look forward to welcoming you to a PDML concert in our 2022-23 season

[PDML Box Office: T: 01257 498452; E: tickets@pdmlancs.org]

multi-prize-winning musicians Saturday October 22[nd] Neil Brand: the ‘doyen of

silent film accompanists’ presents Stan and Ollie : Their lives in films

with screenings

Saturday November 19[th] Vitaly Pisarenko, piano Ukrainian winner of Liszt

International competition

Saturday December 10[th] Meliora Collective - a 10-

piece ‘pocket orchestra’

plays Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite & Mendelssohn’s

'Scottish' Symphony

Douglas Music Society.

Charity No: 506675

2023 Spring Series February to June 2023 Saturday February 11th Eric Lu, piano

Leeds 2018 First prize Winner plays Mozart,

Schubert and Chopin

Saturday March 4[th] Victoria String Quartet

plays Borodin, Puccini and Schubert

Saturday April 1[st] Pavel Kolesnikov, piano

Winner of the Honens International Piano

Competition

Saturday May 13[th] Anna Fedorova, piano ,

48th Season 2021-2022

Trustees’ Annual Report

Ukrainian star plays Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff,

Grieg & Chopin

Saturday June 10[th] Noriko Ogawa, piano

The 2021-22 and 48[th] season of presenting professional music concerts in the name of Parbold Douglas Music, Lancashire [PDML] offered a great season of variety and quality. Someone ‘in the know’ had mistaken our artists’ line-up for London’s Wigmore Hall. The season promised a vigorous to return concert-going and restoration of a community spirit. By the very end of the season, it could be said that PDML had achieved its aim but the journey had been hard and costly. However, PDML survived to rise up and will present another season of varied and brilliant music-making. Evidence from different sources is gathering that Parbold has become known and recognised throughout the music world as a significant venue. Artists purposefully include a Parbold concert prior to a London Wigmore Hall engagement. PDML has also received and has accepted and invitation to offer an engagement as part of the prize for the winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition and even hosted last year’s winner, Alim Beisembayev, who stood in for the unavailable Eric Lu, the previous competition’s winner.

Before the season began the Trustees were shocked by the sudden and sad incapacity of the PDML Treasurer, Clare Gillard, who had worked tirelessly for the organisation and was a model of loyal, committed and efficient volunteering work for more than a decade and impossible to replace. In the light of the scarcity of qualified volunteers able and willing to make a sustained commitment, the solution has been found in forming a Treasury Team to support the Treasurer role. Trustee Brian Pilling has accepted the leadsupervisory role and title of Acting Treasurer.

Though there were very few national regulations to cope with the Covid Pandemic the 2020-21 concert-operation required considerable background work to meet the recommendations on the operation of public performances. These were put in place and as the season progressed were gradually relaxed. One valuable advantage was the 2020 installation of a fresh-air ventilation and heating system in

the hall. However, toilets and entrances and exits were and remain inadequate, so that for most of the season, intervals were very short with no refreshments; emergency exits were used to disperse the audiences. As recorded in the last annual report PDML normally budgets for over-80% attendance in the 200-seat auditorium. However, in 2021 audiences still lacked the confidence to venture a visit and instead of the usual high levels of attendance or full houses, audiences were in the low 40-60% range with one at 15%. Consequently, PDML has had to draw substantially on its reserves. This same narrative will be reflected in the financial report for the 48[th] season. Fortunately, Douglas Music had reserves, principally its piano replacement fund, from the good years to sustain it for the season. Consequently, the Board has met more frequently than usual to assess and plan responses to the changing circumstances,

In the midst of winter artists reported that the differing national regulations on quarantine and the high levels of Covid-Omicron infections made touring impossible between different countries, travelling to and from the UK, and larger groups had the insurmountable combination of problems of the infection level, travel restrictions and rehearsals. Three bookings asked to renegotiate these winter concerts and this was done and the public informed. The incidents revealed the need for audiences to subscribe to our Newsletter for emergency notices.

When concerts resumed at the very beginning of April 2022, attendances improved; confidence rose and by the end a 70-79% audiences attended brilliant solo concerts by violinist, Alina Ibragimova and then pianist, Nelson Goerner. These events had the usual intervals with simple refreshments. The volunteers were considerable buoyed up by these events and encouraged to think that there was the possibility of a return to what had evaporated in the pandemic.

The two QAVS awards to Douglas Music Society and Parbold Picture House are now displayed in the hall and representatives have attended a Queen’s Garden Party

celebration at Buckingham Palace and a commemorative service at Blackburn Cathedral. Maria Evans has continued and increased her sponsorship of the forthcoming season of concerts. This is her sixth such sponsorship and the Trustees are very appreciative, on behalf of all the audiences, that someone far away in the USA still supports our regional and community enterprise.

The 2021-22 season below presents an impressive assembly of international artists and ensembles and a diversity of programmes and ensembles to appeal to the widest possible public. Our Steinway continues to attract the world’s finest pianists, and so the season offers a range of brilliant performances.

We look forward to welcoming you to a PDML concert in our 2022-23 season [PDML Box Office: T: 01257 498452; E: tickets@pdmlancs.org] Please stay and keep well.

The Board of Trustees

Michael Bonsall (Chairman), Glenys Baulsh (Secretary), Brian Pilling, (Acting Treasurer), Jean Hilton, Oliver Howarth, Chris Rowe

July 4[th] , 2022

Charity Number: 506675 DOUGLAS MUSIC SOCIETY REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2022

Charity Number.. 506675 DOUGLAS MUSIC SOCIETY REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2022 INDEX Charity infomi*ion Accounlanls report Slalement of financial activitie$ Balance sheet

DOUGLAS MUSIC SOCIETY REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2022 Trust$ Michael Bonsall (Chairman) Glenys 8aulsh Isecrelaryl Clare Gillard (Treasurer) Jean Hilton Oliver How8rth Brian Pilling Christopher Rowe Charity number 5(E675 Charlty offices 112 Spendmore Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 5BX Accountsnts Evergreen Accountants 112 Spendmore Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 5BX 8ank•rs Royal Bank of S¢olland plc Customer Service Cenlre Drummond Hokjse 1 Redheughs Avenu8 Edinburgh EH12 9JN

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS, REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF DOUGLAS MUSIC SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31ST MAY 2022 We report on the financial statements which are sel out hereto. R8spoctlvo Rgspon8lbllltles of tho Trust988 As the Charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. You consider that the audit requirements of section 43121 of the Charities Act 1993 Ilhe Acll do not apply. 11 is our responsibility lo slate, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43171 Ibl ol the Act, whelher particular matters have come lo our attention. Basis of Indopandont Examiners. Report Our examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a VIeW of the accounting records kept by Ihe Charty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items OT disclosure in the accounts. and seeking explanations from you a5 Iruslees ¢onceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently we do not exp¥ess an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Indendent Examlngrn, Statement In our opinion the financial stat8ments give a true and fair view of the stale of the charty's affairs at 318t May 2022 and of its results for the period then ended. Dat•: Evergreen Accountants 112 Spendmore Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 SBX 28th July 2022

DOUGLAS MUSIC SOCIETY RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2022 2021-22 2020-21 Unrestrlcted Funds Restrlcled Funds Total Total Receipts Season Subscrlptions Ticket Sales, Box Office & Paypal Raffle Income Oonations Pied Pipe¥ Bank Interest received Sponsorshlp 4,560.CX) 27,051.59 98.21 1,031.50 0.00 4.57 i.000.00 4,560.00 27,051.59 98.21 1,031.50 0.00 4.57 i.cN)o.00 0.00 148.00 70.00 1,100.00 -201.00 2.77 33.745.87 0.00 33,745.87 1.119.77 Expenses Artists Fees Hall Hire Web Site & Computer Costs Piano Depreciation/Maintenance Piano Tuning Repair5 & maintenance Marketinglsale5 Raffle PrSze5 Refreshments & Food Telephone Printing Postage Stationerv Accountantv Hall set-out Insurance Subscriptions Sundry expenses 25,557.37 2,150.00 289.00 1,500.00 0.00 809.73 25,557.37 2,150.00 289.00 1,500.00 0.00 809.73 2,022.(X) 31.99 369.31 262.06 2,196.36 374.77 84.53 360.00 1,300.00 822.94 0.00 23.45 667.99 1,500.00 1,046.00 9.99 150.00 2,022.(X) 31.99 369.31 262.06 2,196.36 374.77 84.53 360.00 1,300.00 822.94 0.00 23.45 0.00 106.07 692.17 23.65 0.00 192.00 0.00 457.46 365.00 0.00 38,153.51 0.00 38,153.51 5,210.33 Net IPaymentsl Receipts Cash Funds at 31st May 2021 Cash Funds at 315t May 2022 4,407.64 67,8).52 63,392.88 0.00 4,090.56 71,591.08 67,8(.52 67,800.52 63,392.88 0.00

DOUGLAS MUSIC SOCIETY BALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2022 31st May 2022 31st Moy 2021 Unrestrirted Funds Restrirted Funds Total Totul Assets Steinway Piano & Stool R85-Current Account RBS-Deposit Account Petty Cash 40,637.98 10,378.67 15,849.20 213.70 67,079.55 40,637.98 10,378.67 15.849.20 213.70 67,079.55 42.137.98 6.643.56 27,844.63 163.70 76. 789.87 Liabilities Creditors Accruals Total Liabilities Total A$5et5 less Liabilitie5 626.41 626.41 120.00 746.41 66,333.14 120.00 746.41 66,333.14 120.00 6,049.09 0.00 0.00 Reserves Balance at 1st June 2021 Surplus for year Balance at 31st May 2022 0.00 0.00. 0.00 70,740.78 74,831.34 -4,090.56 -4.407.64 66.333.14 66333.14 Notes,. l. Depreciation Policy.. Agreed at £1500 per annum plus charged in previous years to give surplus funds towards replacement in 2040.

Charity Number: 506675 DOUGLAS MUSIC SOCIETY REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MAY 2022